House of Karađorđević
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The House of Karađorđević or Karađorđević dynasty is the former ruling Serbian and deposed Yugoslav royal family.
Oplenac, the mausoleum of the Karađorđević dynasty
Karađorđe Petrović, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816
Prince Alexander I w
Petar I Karađorđević
Peter I of Serbia
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Peter I was King of Serbia from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three years later. Since h
House of Karađorđević
…several generations. Following the assassination of the Obrenović King Alexander I of Serbia in 1903, the Serbian Parliament chose Karađorđe's grandson, Peter I Karađorđević, then living in exile, to occupy the throne of the Kingdom of Serbia. He was duly crowned as King Peter I, and shortly before the end of World War I…
King Peter in 1904
Prince Peter Karadjordjević, photographed by an unknown author during his exile years, (circa 1865)
Peter in guerrilla uniform, c. 1875
Peter (far left, standing) with his family in Cetinje, c. 1890; pictured with him are his wife Zorka (middle) and their children Helen and George (in front of their mother), his brothers Arsen (standing right) and George (sitting), and his paternal first cousin Persida Ida Nikolajević. (sitting far left).